✨ Christmas lights around Adelaide 2026

Light trails, tree lightings, council displays and lights festivals around Adelaide this season, with dates and the best time to go. The free Christmas lights hunt turns the drive into the outing.

🎄 All Christmas 🎅 Santa photos · 22 🤫 Sensory Santa · 16 🕯️ Carols · 22 🎄 Pageants and parades · 22 ✨ Christmas lights · 72 🎁 Christmas markets · 15 💸 Free Christmas events · 75 🎭 Shows and workshops · 29

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Updated 8 November 2026 · Open in the app · Play the Christmas lights hunt

🗺️ Open the Christmas lights map

Every house, street and display on one map. Tag a house you find, add a photo, and plan a route from where you are.

Big displays, trails and festivals

Sun 15 Nov

✨ Rundle Mall Christmas decorations and lights

Adelaide · From the week of the Christmas Pageant (Sat 14 Nov) to early January, lit every evening. The 2026 program is not published yet · Free

Free☕ 30m to coffee

Fri 20 Nov

✨ Nazareth Catholic College Christmas lights, Kidman Park

Kidman Park · 7:30pm to about 12:30am nightly from late November · Free

Free☕ 520m to coffee

Sat 21 Nov

✨ Riverbank Christmas Lights Display, Thebarton

Thebarton · Usually from the third weekend of November to early January: Sun to Thu 3pm to 11pm, Fri and Sat 3pm to midnight. 2026 dates are announced by the council about · Free

Free☕ 150m to coffee

✨ Adelaide's Christmas Tree Lighting in Victoria Square

Adelaide · Sat 21 Nov, 6pm to 9pm. Countdown and first lighting of the new tree around 8:30pm · Free

Free☕ 160m to coffee

Tue 1 Dec

✨ City of Salisbury Christmas Light Trail map

Salisbury · December evenings; registered displays are lit from 8pm during judging week in mid December · Free

Free☕ 340m to coffee

✨ Campbelltown Christmas Lights Map

Campbelltown · 1 to 31 Dec, displays on 8:30pm to 11pm. Council map published after entries close 22 Nov · Free

Free☕ 990m to coffee

✨ City of Onkaparinga Christmas Lights Display Map

Noarlunga Centre · December evenings; residents add their displays to the council map once it opens · Free

Free☕ 1.6km to coffee

Sat 5 Dec

✨ Glitter Pines immersive Christmas lights experience, Hendon

Hendon · Daily 5 Dec to 24 Dec, timed sessions, book online · Adult $30, child 6 to 13 $25, child 3 to 5 $20, under 3 free (must be pre-booked)

☕ 510m to coffee

Sat 12 Dec

✨ Lights of Lobethal Christmas Lights Festival

Lobethal · Nightly from about Sat 12 Dec to Wed 23 Dec (pageant night), lights on after dark, best after 8:30pm. 2026 dates still to be confirmed by the organisers · Free to walk or drive through

Free☕ 270m to coffee

Mon 14 Dec

✨ Lobethal Lights bus tours from Adelaide (Buses R Us)

Pooraka · Mon 14, Wed 16, Fri 18, Sat 19, Mon 21, Tue 22 Dec. Departs Pooraka 5:30pm, Franklin St 6:05pm, Adelaide Railway Station 6:15pm · Adults $55, concession $50, family $180. Bookings open 16 Nov

☕ 1.7km to coffee

Sat 19 Dec

✨ Goolwa Christmas Concert, Lights and Lanterns flotilla

Goolwa · Sat 19 Dec, 6pm to 10pm. Concert at Jaralde Park, then the lit flotilla · Not stated

Houses and streets, by suburb

Home displays tagged by parents and checked against the local guides. Look from the street, park considerately and keep the noise down: people live here. Most switch on from about 8:30pm.

Aberfoyle Park

✨ Wilma Court Christmas lights, Aberfoyle Park

Aberfoyle Park · 6pm to 11pm nightly · Free

Free☕ 660m to coffee

Andrews Farm

✨ Anvil Lights, Anvil Court, Andrews Farm

Andrews Farm · Evenings in December after dark · Free

Free

✨ Oxford Drive Christmas lights, Andrews Farm

Andrews Farm · Evenings in December after dark · Free

Free

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